Psalm 31
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Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
(Luke 23:44–49)

1To the overseer, chanting of David. In thee, O Jehovah, I put my trust, I shall not be ashamed forever: in thy justice deliver me.

2Incline thine ear to me, hastening to deliver me: be to me for a rock of strength, for a house of fortresses to save me.

3For thou my rock and my fortress; and for sake of thy name thou wilt guide me, and thou wilt protect me.

4Thou wilt bring me forth from the net which they concealed for me: for thou my fortress.

5Into thy hand I will commit my spirit: thou didst redeem me, O Jehovah God of truth.

6I hated those watching vanities of falsehood, and I trusted to Jehovah.

7I will rejoice and be glad in thy mercy, for thou sawest mine affliction; thou knewest my soul in straits;

8And thou didst not shut me up in the hand of the enemy: thou didst cause my feet to stand in a broad place.

9Pity me, O Jehovah, for straits are to me: mine eye fell away; with trouble my soul and my belly.

10For my life was finished in sorrow, and my years in sighing: my strength was weak in mine iniquity, and my bones fell away.

11From all mine enemies I was a reproach, and greatly to my neighbors, and a fear to those knowing me: they seeing me without fled from me.

12I was forgotten as the dead from the heart: I was a vessel perishing.

13For I heard the slander of many sojourning round about: in their sitting together against me they purposed to take away my soul.

14And I trusted upon thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou my God.

15My times in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from those pursuing me.

16Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me in thy mercy.

17O Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed, for I called upon thee: the unjust shall be ashamed and they shall be destroyed to hades.

18The lips of falsehood shall be mute; speaking boldly in pride and contempt.

19How much thy goodness which thou didst conceal for them fearing thee; thou didst work for those putting their trust in thee before the sons of man.

20Thou wilt cover them in the covering of thy face from the snares of man: thou wilt conceal them in the booth from the strife of tongues.

21Praised be Jehovah, for he made wonderful his mercy to me in the fortified city.

22And I said in my hasty flight; I was cut off from before thine eyes: yet thou heardest the voice of my supplications in my crying to thee.

23Love Jehovah, all ye his godly ones: and he watched the faithful and requiting abundantly the doing of pride.

24Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye waiting for Jehovah.


The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. Smith

Section Headings Courtesy Berean Bible

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